Subject: RE: Silly corrections to the rel 1 DLSw spec.

From: "Alan K. Bartky, Manager of Technology" <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 94 08:49:47 PDT

Connect/Disconnect working group -

I have been receiving editorial comments from G. Pandian.  Most of
them have been editorial, but two of them I deemed to be state machine
related and did not change the document based on those two requests.

His latest response was sent to me, and my comments to his requests
are listed below.  I am making the decision for him and forwarding
his latest proposal to your group.  Please review his comments
and my comments below and please let me know your decision.

A reminder for everybody is I am tasked to make decisions 
on whether or not a suggested change is editorial or could
possibly change the technical content of the document.  I
am doing the best job that I can under the current
circumstances of the amount of work and time that I have.

Especially for this group, ALL CHANGES, EDITORIAL OR NOT,
SHOULD BE SENT TO ME DIRECTLY AND TO THE CONNECT MAILER.
This way other people can have opinions on the changes.
This group has had the most controversial decisions in
the past and will continue to do so I's sure.

Thanks for your support,

Alan.

P.S.  For contributions, corrections, etc. please use Editor's version 0.10
sent recently via email to everybody and PLEASE list your comments by Section
Number, Section Name, existing text and proposed text.  Page numbers change based
on the current version I am working on.

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Subject: RE: Silly corrections to the rel 1 DLSw spec.
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Date: Fri, 15 Jul 94 19:23:05 PDT
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Alan,
I think the following two silly corrections DO NOT alter
the underlying semantics. 
I am passing this by you first to see if it is ok with you 
or else we will get consensus from the connect group.

Page 27 : HALT_PENDING_NOACK

Existing phrase
	The remote DLS is awaiting the DLC_DL_HALTED indication
	following the DLC_HALT_DL request
	(i.e., DLC is waiting for a UA response to a DISC command), due to
	receiving a HALT_DL_NOACK message.)

Proposed
	Due to receiving a HALT_DL_NOACK message, the local 
	DLC has issued a DISC command and waiting for a UA response.
	The remote DLS is NOT waiting for a DL_HALTED message. 
                          ~~~
AKB> You say this does not alter the underlying semantics, yet in 
AKB> the existing phrase it says the remote DLS is awaiting the 
AKB> DL_HALTED message and the proposed text it says that it
AKB> is not.  To me this is not an editorial change.  This is an
AKB> interpretation of the state machine and therefore it
AKB> must be approved by the connect group.  I do not
AKB> have time to look at all the text in context as so
AKB> far I have been busy enough just doing editiorial
AKB> corrections and cut and paste of contributions.

AKB> CONNECT GROUP, PLEASE REVIEW AND DECIDE.  THANKS.

Page 30 : DLC_CONTACT   

Existing phrase:
	Contact station request: DLC will send a SABME
	command of a UA response to an outstanding
	        ~~
	SABME command

Proposed 
	DLC will send a SABME
	command OR a UA response to an outstanding
	        ~~
	SABME command

AKB> OK, this looks like a typo.  Unless I here otherwise
AKB> from the connect group soon, I will change this line
AKB> of text.

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From: Gnanaprakasam Pandian <[email-masked]>
Date: Mon, 18 Jul 94 10:14:47 PDT

<... stuff deleted ... >

Alan,

This looks like a cut and paste error to me.
The phrase has been borrowed from the HALT_PENDING state
and did not go through the change neccessary for HALT_PENDING_NOACK.

It is made clear from the state tables

4.2.2.12 HALT_PENDING state
		Event		Action		next state
		DLC_DL_HALTED	Send DL_HALTED	DISCONNECTED

4.2.2.13 HALT_PENDING_NOACK state
		Event		Action		next state
		DLC_DL_HALTED	-		DISCONNECTED

Could someone else chime in.

thanks
	/pandian